Columbus

by Janice R. Ulrich

Book Overview

Founded in 1839 on the banks of the Crawfish River, Columbus is home to about 5,000 residents. For more than three quarters of a century, from 1900 to 1977, the canning factory and the businesses it spawned were the biggest contributors to area prosperity. When the canning factory, Stokley Van Camp, closed in 1977, Columbus maintained its vitality because of mostly decent weather, relatively fertile soil, industrious business leaders, and its proximity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467102601
• ISBN13: 9781467102605
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"